Photographs have been said to be the windows of one's soul hence capturing the reality of that particular place, time and space. Photography encapsulates day to day experiences and expresses the photographer's ideas, visions and aspirations. The camera presents real-life images that were taken in past.
Photography by definition is the art or process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces. Photography has become an essential form of information to the world and at the same time allows people to preserve memories that are important to them. Photography has become easier for one to excess in essence of doing it as a hobby. Cameras have evolved in time and it has become unproblematic for one to enjoy the simple art of taking pictures. On a totally different level photography is being used for different purposes other than those for recreational purposes, photographs are being used as sources of evidence in courts of law and are also being used to create a level of lifestyle in fashion. Photographers have the ability to capture real life situations that can be viewed over a long period of time. These forms of documentation allow the world to see how other people live and practice their culture, in such events people from across the globe have and were able to see what was going on in certain African countries at certain times. This revolutionary technology allows people that live in different countries to send their loved ones photographs of themselves in an instant via the Internet. In some cases people can place photographs of themselves on their profile in chat rooms and the recipient can see what they look like, if they are honest with the picture they put.
Photographs in this day and age along with the ever-changing technology, images can be manipulated by the photographer to what they want to see. To a certain level this has made people weary of whether what they are looking at is in actual fact the truth. Photography to a certain extent is a key ingredient to the formation of an individual's identity, in the sense that from a young age a person has photographs taken to show and represent their growth in life. At times certain rituals are documented to show the world how certain people people live. Photography enhances our perception of the world because it terms of people that rely on what the media shows them that is the idea that they will carry until they see those particular images for themselves. Photography influences our everyday experiences for example, fashion photography which has created a certain lifestyle in the sense of what is accepted in the fashion industry according to body size and shape and can to a certain degree be blamed for the cases of anorexia in young girls around the world that are inspired to model for these fashion houses.
All in all photography has made it possible for people to express themselves and at the same time document their life struggles and triumphs through this imagery. It is important to view photography has a vital part of our lives as it keeps track of the world we live in and at the same time helps us shape and document our culture and identity as individuals.
3 comments:
I think that photography is a lovely form of relaxation and a great hobby, I ha love the fact that a digital camera allows to take hundreds of photographs and you do not have to print them in order to see them,. One can edit, delete or even rotate them, it a wonderful piece of technology, the digital camera.
Indeed photography has really evolved over the years from tri-pod stands taking grey and white photographs, with a blinding flash, to buying a film and getting your spool developed to the digital age of Photoshop. Traditionally photographs always told the truth unlike people they never lie. Taking a family portrait was a prestigious event were all members of the family wore their best outfit and put on their most serious face, photography was the next best thing after oil painting and sculptures. It is true that a picture can tell a thousand words, but with new media technology I think a photo can now tell a million words. One is able to take a photograph and digitally change it, create a whole new photo from the original, one now have the preferred reading rather than the actual truth, or moment in which that photo was trying to capture.
I agree that photography can help shape culture and identity. Photography also helps to capture the events that happen around us. Your statement is true a photo really is worth a thousand words.
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